The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-31
HOLDING A MOB AT BAY.
A POLICEMAN SURROUNDED BY
AN INFURIATBD THRONG.

An Arrest Arouses the Denizens of the
Old Fort - Rocks and Brickoats
Hurled at the Off1cer-He Resorts to
the Billy Without Effect But His Re-
volver Clears the Path.
Mounted officer Anglin, of the city police,
whose beat is on Randolph street, had an
encounter with negro mob last night, and
beat them off after firing two shots. At
1880 O'Clock, while patroling his beat, his
attention was arrested by the actions of
colored man on Randolph street, who was
acting in very disorderly manner
and obstructing the street He
rode up to him and ordered him
to desist, but the negro paid no attention to
him.. save to curse hun and continue his
course. As the man continued to be dis
orderly, Officer Anglin arrested him. The
negro, Will Hall by name, resisted and
shouted for help, but the officer had hold
on him and hurried him forward Halls
cries for help soon attracted scores of
negroes, and they swarmed around the
officer and demanded that the prisoner be
released. They We're warned by the officer
not to interfere, but the crowd grew in
numbers, and as they increased their threats
and menaces were holder.
A STORM OF MISSILES
Soon the officer reached the junction of
Reynolds and Wheaton streets. Here the
crowd gathered about in such numbers as
TO absolutely prevent the officer from
moving forward. The mob had grown
from a score or two at first to over two
hundred, and all of the worst class
of negro roughs Not content with mere
threats, they began throwing stones, brick
bats and anything that came handy. One
good sized stone struck the officer on the
head, but his heavy felt hat broke the force
Of the blow Many others struck his horse,
which began to grow FESTIVE. The prisoner,
encouraged by the efforts made to rescue
him, began TO resist again, and al
together the officer had his hands
full. He drew his billy and
attempted to open up a path through the
dense crowd, but found it impossible. Wheel
ing his horse round rapidly, he soon made n
clear space and took advantage of it, He
dismounted and threw his prisoner down
and placing his foot on him, prepared to re-
ast his assailants
AN INFATUATED MOB
A reliable person whom he knew and
happened to see there, mounted his horse
10 keep him there The negroes, when they
saw Hall thrown to the ground imagined
that he had been killed, They set up
savage cry and pressed forward, shouting,
hang the - - -" "kill him, -
'shoot the white livered --," knock
him over,n and similar cries. The
missiles few thick and fast. The officer
was hit several times and the man on the
horse was knocked off Things began to
look squally and the officer rightly thought
that as pacific measures had failed he would
try cold lead
HE FIRED INTO THE CROWD.
Dropping on one knee, and resting that
bn the prisoners breast to keep him quiet
md safe he reached for his revolver. drew
4, rested ii on his left arm and blazed away
twice, at point-blank range. The effect
was electrical The echoes of the second
lhot had hardly ceased before the square
was entirely cleared, and hardly negro
could be seen. just as he fired the
shots Officers Rogers and Herman
ame up and each made a cap
nre, and by good luck each secured
one of the most violent of the mob. The
three prisoners, win Hall, Jessie Monroe
and Henry Walker, were then taken to the
barracks. Officer Anglin was pretty badly
bruised, but not seriously hurt. He was hit
on the head, several times on the arms and
ide, and was kicked by Hall, who, in turn,
MAS severely punished for his obstinacy,
being badly dubbed.
TILE PRISONERS ARMED
When the prisoners were searched seven
hot loaded revolver was found on the per-
ION Of Monroe. aud on Walker was found a
nurderouslookmg sailors sheath knife.
Both of these two were prominent in the
Towd, Furnishing the knife and revolver
md melting the others on to attack the of
lcer.
A rumor was current late last night, that
me negro was killed by the officers shots,
but it could not be corrohorated 1t is
rery probable that the shots hit, as the Of
icer fired low, and the crowd was so dense
hat the bullets could hardly pass through
without hitting some one The Old Fort is
bad neighhorhood and one in which the
,fficers usually have trouble. This is the
irst outbreak the police have had there,
however, for some time Probably the les
ON given the disorderly element last night
~ Officer AHglin will have wholesome
fleet.